Latvia

Latvia Have you ever wanted to know more about Latvia? Latvia is a history rich, stunningly beautiful country, filled with low plains, sandy coastline, and vast woodlands. It has gone through many, highs and lows. Some of these include being taken over, being occupied, as well as going through some rough economic periods. But, today Latvia has come together to become a successful, unified, independent country. It has a unique terrain, with thousands of rivers and lakes. The climate is mild and

One of the premier Baltic States, Latvia is a rather small country with a population of 2.5 million located in Northern Europe. For the latter half of the 20th Century it was under the control of the Soviet Union, however, it broke free after the collapse of the Soviet Union and declared independence on August 21st, 1991. Following its independence, it experiences rapid economic growth, and to further establish themselves in the global marketplace Latvia pegged its currency, the lat, to the value

important to me just as any of our inherited genealogy. Latvija is derived from the name of the ancient Latgalians, one of four Indo-European Baltic tribes, which formed the ethnic core of modern Latvians together with the Finnic Livonians. Henry of Latvia coined the Latinisations of the country's name, "Lettigallia" and "Lethia", both derived from the Latgalians. The terms inspired the variations on the country's name in Romance languages from "Letonia" and in several Germanic languages from "Lettland"

Economic Turmoil in Latvia is a case study presenting the economic challenges with Latvia. Latvia is a country of approximately 2.5 million people, and is part of the Baltic States. When the Soviet Union collapsed, Latvia who is one of the three Baltic States gained its independence. Latvia was doing well and was experiencing fast economic growth power-driven by a vibrant private sector (Hill, 2014). The following case study will elaborate more on Latvia economic condition and present questions about

The situation between Latvia, Germany, and Russia during World War II was complex and that complexity left many Latvians vulnerable to Stalinist repression when the Soviet government first ordered deportations in 1941 and when deportations began again when Soviet occupation of Latvia returned in the October of 1944. With the signing of the German-Soviet Non-aggression Pact in 1939, the Soviet Union gained a sphere of influence over west Poland and the Baltic States. On June 16th, 1940, the Latvian

population and economy of many Eastern European nations. Prior to the first World War, most of Eastern Europe was controlled by two great powers, Germany and Russia. Germany had control over many Eastern European countries such as Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. However, a year after the first World War ended, Germany came to an agreement with the Allied powers and formed The Treaty of Versailles which changed Europe’s Geography tremendously. Poland and Russia gained some of Germany’s territory, while Czechoslovakia

Introduction Liepaja is great city with many opportunities especially if you are a student. It is the third largest city in Latvia. Remember to take something cosy and warm with you, because Liepaja is called the “City of Wind” and you can feel some chilly breeze from sea winds. In the summer time you can see that all action is going on at the beach, and people getting perfect suntan, chilling by water with their friends or families or just playing some ball. Language To get by in the city you

occupied, influenced, or controlled, and even in today’s world, Russia still impacts similar territory as it used to back during the Cold War. Back during the days of the USSR, the country had much control over Eastern Europe, including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, eastern Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and of course, Eastern Germany. Many of the further away countries of the controlled area were not as heavily influenced as some of the countries that

two-thirds, while Latvia received a very small part of them. Latvia did not have any experience receiving or integrating refugees from other parts of the world before refugee’s crisis in Europe. At this moment, in Latvia the number of refugees is 776. Unfortunately, the society’s attitude towards refugees is negative in Latvia, if Latvia could- they would not take any more refugees, however, because Latvia is in EU- Latvia has received an quota- 1,29% of refugees and Latvia needs to give them

Sigulda – A Lovely Place to Visit Sigulda itself is a lovely town located in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia and only around 53 km from Latvia’s capital Riga. The town is very much liked by tourists but the surrounding region and sights which can be seen actually include two municipalities Krimulda and Turaida and the Gauja National Park. Sigulda – This wonderful town is located in a very picturesque location in what is known as the primeval Gauja River valley. It is because of the reddish type of